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Devereux Court: London's Shortest Distance Historic Pub Crawl?

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As a follow-up to last week's video on Fleet Street, just beyond the western end of Fleet Street, off the Strand, is a little cluster of pubs around Devereux Court which have a surprising amount of history, and in total you can walk between all four in under 90 seconds! (I prove this at the end of the video...)
As usual taking a look at the pub exteriors, interiors and their histories, and along the way covering the usual mix of eclectic themes from coffee houses to "bonesetting" to a failed coup d'etat to the popularity of Cheshire cheese in the 18th Century. Meeting a cast of colourful historical characters and some of the usual suspects like Dr Johnson and Samuel Pepys.
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George
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Edgar Wallace
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:45 Devereux
4:48 George
10:45 Edgar Wallace
14:42 Cheshire Cheese
18:17 Outro
18:50 Addendum: Gone in 90 Seconds

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17 авг 2024

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@TweedyPubs 6 месяцев назад

A few people asked about the beer prices - sorry I forgot to include that in the video. I was drinking half pints, so you'll need to double these for the pint prices: Devereux - Greene King Fireside Winter Ale - £3 George - Headless Cavalier (house bitter - I think it's also Greene King) - £2.85 Edgar Wallace - Timothy Taylor's Landlord - £3 Cheshire Cheese - Guinness - £3.25

@robbojax2025 6 месяцев назад

Nice to see my "locals" on this channel. The "Dev" and the "Edgar" I visit at least three evenings a week. I used to vist the "Cheese" but as stated in this video they do not serve bitters any more. A footnote is that the "Cheese" became listed as a result of an attempt by the Freeholders to turn it into luxury flats. A rare success for the regulars of a pub.

@TweedyPubs 6 месяцев назад

What a great set of locals to have! If I'm honest, as i think I said in the video, the current interior of the Devereux mostly left me a bit cold (although I did like the booths) but the Edgar Wallace is a delight. Good to hear the Cheshire Cheese was saved from a change of use. I struggled to get on with the fairy lights etc but of course they won't be there forever.

@samuelgarfinkel2479 Месяц назад

Thank you Mr. Tweedy for your whimsical and entertaining...and informative series. I know Greene King is a behemoth, and perhaps I show a lack of discernment, but I once did a tour of the brewery in Bury St. Edmunds which concluded in the brewery bar and the offer of a sampling of all their beers. I found the experience pretty uplifting. Such beautifully kept brews I have rarely tasted. Even the equal of a normal glass of Harvey's.

@cedric11484 6 месяцев назад

I get to London once a year,. In 2023 I used several of your videos, Holborn being a favourite , as virtual tour guides. This will be one for 2024 as I am not familiar with any of those you present. George and Devereux of interest. The view of Royal Courts of Justice through a window at the George is lovely. As always, I enjoy the history, and drawings. Thank you for this video.

@mickkeating2984 6 месяцев назад

It was amazing to see the George pub, I worked in this bar way back in 1985 when Charringtons were the brewers, a fabulous pub to work in, I lived upstairs on the top floor, great memories.

@TweedyPubs 6 месяцев назад

Very interesting to hear that Mick - were there any old fixtures / fittings on the top floor?

@robcoles8493 6 месяцев назад

Wow that took me back Tweedy - i recall many long afternoons and evenings in those four pubs 20 years or so back. Great to see them still going, and i wish id known at the time some of the history you shared. What a great slice of London pub history. I feel a day off and a trip down memory lane in those estabishments coming on !!!

@TweedyPubs 6 месяцев назад

Thanks Rob, and very happy to hear it brought back memories! I think all four pubs here had some interesting history but my two favourites of this trip in terms of what they're like today were the Edgar Wallace and, to my pleasant surprise, the George.

@JustJimWillDo 24 дня назад

A four pint pub crawl that fits into a lunch hour; what could possibly go wrong!?! Lovely work, sir.

@aethellstan 5 месяцев назад

just discovered your channel, love pubs and beer. have been travelling to various areas to try different pubs where i haven't frequented before, devereaux court was an area on my radar which i haven't got to yet so i will definitely go there after seeing your vlog. thanks for what you've done and more power to your elbow! popped down to the area on 20th. the cheddar cheese, whilst it's a nice pub the three cask pumps were still all out of action and the bar maids said they won't be back. the best out of the 4 or so pubs was by far the george directly opposite the royal courts of justice. they had around 10-12 cask ales on, all (to me anyway) unknown breweries. i will be going back over the coming weeks to try them all. keep up the good work.

@WC21UKProductionsLtd 6 месяцев назад

The stop watch sequence at the end was excellent! What an efficient run of pubs for a crawl. It’s nice to see these backstreets and courts surviving - I always felt the essence of olde London survives in them. I know what you mean about the interior of the Cheshire Cheese, but when I’m in the right mood, these 1920s/30s spaces can be appealing. They remind me of the world as described in Enid Blyton books. Other times, they just feel drab! Good sleuthing with your research pushing the date back there!

@tor6684 6 месяцев назад

Greetings from Sweden, and a Big Tank You! Just discovered this channel (a few hours ago), and really appreciate your, sort of, "pub-crawl/bar-hopping for tourists, and others interested", including your periodically appearing what-beer-they-serve-and-at-what-price-reviews... somehow famous place or not, if you're charged 7 quid for a washy Lager, personally I'll rather take a photo at the front door, and then leave it at that. I've seen a lot of different Guides over the years, some including an interesting pub or two, and thus a pain in the ass to remember/find again when the next UK/London trip is on the horizon. Guess what? This is where to go! All collected in a skillful and at the same time laid-back way, with history and/or background, interesting tidbits, sometimes a small detour, and all bundled in a somewhat searchable package. Just perfect for our next trip to London... which will probably be this coming summer, so plenty of time to plow through all of your material until then.

@TweedyPubs 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for that great feedback! Sorry I'm a bit inconsistent with including the prices! I do always try and include a shot of the lineup of beers on the bar, although of course that information can quickly become out of date.

@thfccfht 6 месяцев назад

that last part was incredible, four pubs in under two minutes walking....in an age where pubs are disappearing forever, enjoyed that video very much...a newcomer to your website, I think I will be here for the whole journey...retired and living in Thailand now, one of my favourite drinking areas in London, Strand, Fleet St and towards Ludgate, keep up the good work, enjoy beer, enjoy life.

@TweedyPubs 6 месяцев назад

Thanks that's really good to hear - I wasn't sure about it at the time but I'm glad I included that part at the end now. Yes it is reassuring that these four pubs still keep going, so close together, with all the challenges they've faced in recent years particularly.

@paulturner487 6 месяцев назад

It makes my day when the RU-vid notification icon comes on and it’s one of your videos!! Top work as usual!! As always, keep up the good work 👍 Paul

@TweedyPubs 6 месяцев назад

Thanks Paul, really glad to hear you're enjoying the videos!

@DavidM2002 6 месяцев назад

Visitors to London like me would never find places like the Devereux without you. It's now on the list for my next visit in May. I've been to the George which I really enjoyed; their Sunday roast is pretty good too.

@TweedyPubs 6 месяцев назад

Thanks David! You were so close to the Devereux - just metres away! I'm not sure the interior of the Devereux today is that much to write home about - you were probably better off in the George - but I did find the history of it very interesting. The Edgar Wallace, on the other hand, is somewhere I think is very much worth a visit if you haven't already been: I loved that interior.

@earinsound 6 месяцев назад

another excellent video-your historical aspect really serves all of your pub videos so well

@TweedyPubs 6 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@JohnCrowder-js8qz 2 месяца назад

I started work in the fleet street area in the 1980s had many great lunch times in the various public houses wonderful times and the best

@willsy1409 5 месяцев назад

We are visiting the Devereux today based on your video. As well as a few others. Love the chanel

@alanbercovitz3657 6 месяцев назад

Love the historical references/publications and you pointing out all the fine interior/exterior building details. You really run an excellent channel.

@TweedyPubs 6 месяцев назад

Thanks Alan, that's really good to hear !

@travelandlaughs9281 6 месяцев назад

Wow. So many beautiful details inside The George. I've never seen a pub quite like it with all the small details everywhere. I also really enjoyed Cheshire Cheese. It reminds me slightly of a pub I used to love going to on my previous trips to London...before the pub was completely renovated to be modern. Love these historic pubs, so nice that there's so many still retaining most of their historical charm! You're giving me lots of inspiration for my trip to London next week. 😂 Do you have any particular pubs that are your favorites or would recommend most within zones 1-2? We are staying in Zone 2. Thanks as always for the lovely video, Tweedy!

@TweedyPubs 6 месяцев назад

Thank you! One of the nice things about making these videos is it forces me to really keep my eyes open and approach each pub with an open mind - so I do end up noticing more details that I perhaps otherwise wouldn't have. My favourite pubs of all in London are very close to the area featured in this video. My ideal pub crawl would probably be the Seven stars on Carey Street, the Cittie of Yorke on High Holborn, and Ye Old Mitre on Ely Court, just off Hatton Gardens.

@travelandlaughs9281 6 месяцев назад

Oh my goodness! Thank you so much for the suggestion! We have two free days at the end of our trip, so I will be adding this crawl to our itinerary! And yes, I totally understand what you're saying. I'm going to keep my eyes open for all the details during this trip!

@TweedyPubs 6 месяцев назад

@@travelandlaughs9281 I should probably add: the landlady at the Seven Stars - the wonderfully named Roxy Beaujolais - is an incredible force of nature and one of the great characters of the London pub scene... but also (I hope she won't mind me saying) ever so slightly temperamental! She has always been very nice to me (perhaps because I recognise her as pub royalty and treat her with absolute deference!) but I have seen her in a bad mood once or twice, directed at other people, and I really wouldn't want to get on the wrong side of her! Maybe the Seven Stars is a bit of a Marmite pub but I think it's a magical place.

@travelandlaughs9281 6 месяцев назад

Great tip, thank you Tweedy. Yes, we are fairly well traveled so we do try to be absolutely respectful towards locals of wherever we are traveling to. No doubt, respect goes a long way! Especially true when visiting someone's business! We can all be a little temperamental at times 😅 hehe! I'll be sure to pay a visit and I'll let you know what we thought!

@TweedyPubs 6 месяцев назад

@@travelandlaughs9281 She is one of those fascinating characters I simultaneously hugely admire but am also a bit intimated by! Sadly, given the unstoppable dominance of pub chains, and their high staff turnover, it's increasingly rare to find pubs in London with a continuity of recognisable characters behind the bar. So that makes Roxy and the Seven Stars all the more special.

@elvis197797 6 месяцев назад

Brilliant as always tweedy. Great finding out about the George. 😎

@elvis197797 6 месяцев назад

Awesome post love the Edgar Wallace

@liberty_and_justice67 6 месяцев назад

Over 2K subs! Congratulations 🎉🎉

@TweedyPubs 6 месяцев назад

Thanks L&J! I get the sense that the surprising popularity of this channel is mostly about the fact that not many other people are making these kind of videos, rather than I'm doing a particularly good job of it! Obviously at some point other people will come along and do a better job of this than I can but for the time being it's nice to feel like a bit of a trailblazer!

@liberty_and_justice67 6 месяцев назад

@@TweedyPubs Research is very interesting and like the bit about beers on offer. Coincidentally, was watching Watched Walker this morning who walked through that same area. Was going to look up the Edgar Wallace, but now do not have to.

@davidtepper2290 6 месяцев назад

Thanks. Really enjoyed this tour. Very nice the 4 pubs are so close together.

@TweedyPubs 6 месяцев назад

Thank you! Yes it's fascinating how they're all so close together and all manage to stay in business - presumably different people working in the area choose different pubs and there's enough trade to go round...?

@johnrob6132 4 месяца назад

Great video. It`s amazing what you can find by just turning off the main road like the Strand. All look like they were pubs where you could sit and have a quiet drink. Liked your comment about George Careless sounding like a man that would need insurance!

@COMEINTOMYWORLD 6 месяцев назад

Is that German beer Hall still next to the Wallace? Cool video. Love that area.

@TweedyPubs 6 месяцев назад

It's now called the Temple Brew House. I did think about going there on this trip but I did a bit of research into the history of that building and I couldn't find any evidence of it being a pub for more than a decade or two at best... It may well be quite a fun place to have a drink! I just didn't think it would quite fit with the theme of the channel.

@paulpowis5914 6 месяцев назад

Now this is my kind of pub crawl (distance wise). Cheers Tweedy.

@TweedyPubs 6 месяцев назад

Yes it's hard to beat distance wise!

@PsycheFacts_255 6 месяцев назад

another great video with a lot of interesting details! Just to know, what is the average price of a paint on this area?

@TweedyPubs 6 месяцев назад

Sorry I forgot to include that in the video - all four pubs were around £6 a pint, one slightly over, one slightly under. A few other people asked about that in the comments so I'll post a pinned comment with the exact prices.

@w.g.hunter1300 6 месяцев назад

I suggested a wild goose chase to Herefordshire or Shropshire before, but how about the pubs of Putney? Love the channel, goes without saying, but it bears repeating!

@TweedyPubs 6 месяцев назад

Yes I should definitely head out that way at some point, I haven't been for a long time but I remember the Bricklayer's Arms being a fine pub!

@achloist 6 месяцев назад

Brilliant as ever.

@TweedyPubs 6 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@SlurpyDave254 6 месяцев назад

Beer options were going well until the last Pub.. liked the Edgar Wallace. We have 4 pubs in Douglas in the Isle of man which back on to each other, 10 seconds between each one😂..cheers John

@TweedyPubs 6 месяцев назад

Yes it was a better than average run for beer quality up until, as you say, the last pub. I actually don't mind keg Guinness if push comes to shove, to be honest, and it was actually in decent shape. Four pubs 10 seconds apart sounds fantastic!

@dolphinvlogs2831 6 месяцев назад

Great video as always Tweedy. Love your london pub videos. How many people will have walked from the strand, past st clements church and down fleet street without even knowing those pubs are there? Lots I'd say, me included.

@TweedyPubs 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for that really nice comment! I probably spent far too many hours in my 20s wandering down alleyways just in case there was a pub down there! Of course it's a bit easier nowadays that we have the Internet, but maybe not quite as fun...

@dolphinvlogs2831 6 месяцев назад

@@TweedyPubs my pleasure. Keep up the great work sir 👏

@johnorchin8567 6 месяцев назад

Hi there, It occurs to me that rather than go further afield in search of interesting and historic pubs, you could apply your same excellent methods of research to some of our most historic specialist shops in London.

@TweedyPubs 6 месяцев назад

Thanks John, that's an interesting suggestion! I have always loved the traditional gentleman's outfitters of Jermyn Street and thereabouts, although I don't seem to go very often these days. Some historic shops do have a similar kind of charm to old pubs. I think it probably would need a bit of a different approach to making the videos. One of the convenient things about pubs is that usually the staff/management don't bat an eyelid if somebody comes in and starts taking photos - as long as they buy a drink! I occasionally ask first behind the bar, if I get a sense it would be difficult to do so without being very conspicuous. Usually though I just show up and get on with it and nobody seems to mind. I think would be quite different in a shop, there would probably need to be more of a conversation with the owners first, and then they might want some input into how their business is portrayed in the final video... Anyway, thanks again for the suggestion - I'll give it some thought!

@johnorchin8567 6 месяцев назад

Thanks so much for your long and considered reply. I just thought that the actual shop fronts in many instances were very attractive and merited some comment. I was rather sad when a few years ago Ede and Ravenscroft in Chancery Lane modernised their old shop front. Back when I remember it, it was just wigs and gowns in a a very black window frame. I expect they had to bow to commercial pressure to modernise the premises, and look as if they were selling more than just legal wigs and gowns.

@dirtywaterpj_dj 6 месяцев назад

Shame about the beers at the Cheshire Cheese. There was a good selection last time I was there in 2019. And well served too. Since I started working from home in March 2020, I’ve neglected central London pubs though so maybe I’m partly to blame.

@TweedyPubs 6 месяцев назад

Hopefully it won't be like that forever! It had been years since I was last in there - maybe 10 at least? I think it has lost its way a bit with the lack of any real ales and the fairy lights etc... but there's still a good looking pub underneath all of that so hopefully it will one day return to its former glory.

@terryshaw2781 6 месяцев назад

I do enjoy these pub tours.

@TweedyPubs 6 месяцев назад

Thanks Terry!

@fdfsdfsvsfgsg4888 6 месяцев назад

Thank you Mr. Tweedy. This is a bit speciai.

@andrewdolinskiatcarpathian 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for a quirky pub crawl. Shame the Cheshire Cheese had no real ale!🥴

@TweedyPubs 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching! Hopefully just a short term blip at the Cheshire Cheese.

@jimrichardson5849 6 месяцев назад

Yes I really enjoy these vids ….diolch 🍺 . Is the nearest tube , Temple ?

@TweedyPubs 6 месяцев назад

Diolch yn fawr Jim! Yes Temple's the nearest tube.

@rhuxley5130 6 месяцев назад

Go get em tweedy!🍻(im day drinking and having beer at this very moment 😂)

@TweedyPubs 6 месяцев назад

The best type of drinking IMHO!

@JohnAleman1 6 месяцев назад

Edgar Wallace pub looks like my type of pub plenty too look at Cheers 🍻

@TweedyPubs 6 месяцев назад

I agree John! It's one of those strange ironies that in pubs I really like I often feel a lot more reticent about taking lots of video footage, because I really don't want to spoil the atmosphere for the other customers. For me the Edgar Wallace was definitely the nicest interior / atmosphere of all of the pubs on this outing.

@robbojax2025 6 месяцев назад

@@TweedyPubsThe present owners decorated this pub when they took over about 12 years ago.

@Triplen01 6 месяцев назад

Any plans on an Islington video soon, tweeds?

@TweedyPubs 6 месяцев назад

Yes I really ought to - there's a decent handful in that neck of the woods on CAMRA's list of historic pub interiors. Do you have any particular favourites there?

@Triplen01 6 месяцев назад

@@TweedyPubs Hemingford Arms and The Crown stand out. Old Queens Head and Kings Head are also worth a look

@TweedyPubs 6 месяцев назад

@@Triplen01 I made a start on Islington this week! In fact I think I'm going to cover it in two videos, as there were a surprising number of pubs in the area on CAMRA's list of historic interiors. I've started with the southern end of Islington (around Angel) in the first instalment, then next time I'll head a little further north and I think I'll cover all four you mention there. Thanks!

@joed285 Месяц назад

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@dodgyg3697 6 месяцев назад

Never was keen on The George, must go back.

@TweedyPubs 6 месяцев назад

I was originally of the same opinion, as mentioned in the video, but I really changed my mind on this visit. I suppose that's the silver lining to the cloud of high staff/management churn in many London (pubco) pubs. If a pub you want to like is a bit disappointing, quite often you only have to wait a year or two for a change of management and things might be done quite differently. Obviously I would much rather have pubs with stable / long term management which is consistently good, but in many London locations that feels like wishing for too much!

@JohnnyNorfolk 6 месяцев назад

Chesire Cheese... Did not like the flashing light. Why do they do this. Chesire cheese was one of the first northern cheeses to be sent to London so a I suspect they must have had it for sale.and the name stuck.

@TweedyPubs 6 месяцев назад

I agree - why take a beautiful historic interior like that and cover it with all that nonsense? I assume they're trying to make the place appeal to a younger crowd. I think there's now a slightly trendy looking restaurant upstairs. It's good that the building is listed now though, so perhaps at some point in the future it'll have more sympathetic owners and it'll go back to being a pubby pub again.

@tryexceptions1025 6 месяцев назад

Good afternoon! Nice pub reviews! Maybe you should add some music to the video to make the channel perfect?? ) Think about it!

@TweedyPubs 6 месяцев назад

That's a hard thing to get right! I have experimented with that now and again on some previous videos, but it seemed to get more negative than positive feedback - whatever style of music I chose I found at least some people didn't like that particular style. It's really hard to think of an appropriate style of music for these kind of pubs - classical is too formal, pop is too modern, jazz is somehow just not quite right either. Most comments here suggest people watching the channel generally prefer pubs without any background music (as do I), and I think most of those people probably prefer videos like this without background music too. I've also had comments that it's difficult to hear the talking if there's music in the background at the same time. I try to pack in as much detail in the narration as possible, but also not let the videos get too long, and as a result there are very few gaps in the video where I'm not talking to fit any music in!

@donstreeter 6 месяцев назад

@@TweedyPubsmay by some music transitions between topics?.. with fade in, fade out.. Intro.. or something like that..

@TweedyPubs 6 месяцев назад

On my other channel I just uploaded a video and put some background music in for a section of the video where I wasn't talking much... and immediately got a complaint about it in the comments. You can please some of the people all of the time, etc...

@rhuxley5130 6 месяцев назад

🧔🏻👍🏻glad professor tweedy understands.lol